Legal Opinion
John J. Costello v. United States of America, Floyd E. Stevens v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 7, 1978No. 76-2004, 76-2005PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MERRILL, Circuit Judge:
Before 1963, the compensation of retired military personnel was calculated with reference to the pay received by those on active duty; when the active duty pay scales increased or decreased, retirement pay was correspondingly recomputed. In 1963, Congress changed the statute so that adjustment of retirement compensation was tied to the cost of living index, rather than to the active duty pay scales. Appellants are military personnel who retired before the 1963 statutory changes went into effect. They brought suit under the Tucker Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1346(a)(2), claiming…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Bell v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
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- Lemly v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1948
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